“Estrategias de afrontamiento y calidad de vida en pacientes oncológicos”

Abstract

The present research aimed to determine the relationship between coping strategies and quality of life in cancer patients, was chosen at the Solca Tungurahua-Hospital Oncology Unit "Dr. Julio Enrique Paredes C. ", of the city of Ambato, for the investigation was counted on the participation of 100 people of ages between the 18 and 60 years. The type of research that was carried out was correlational, bibliographical and documentary. To obtain data, psychological reagents were used to identify types of coping (Lazarus Stress Scale), while SF-36 Questionnaire was used to measure quality of life levels. After the application of reagents, statistical analysis and verification of the hypothesis were carried out through the SPSS program.22 It was determined that the coping strategies are related to the quality of life of cancer patients.